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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.605, subsection 5, paragraph b, 1 2 Code 1997, is amended by striking the paragraph. 1 3 Sec. 2. Section 331.605, subsection 6, Code 1997, is 1 4 amended to read as follows: 1 5 6. For filing an application for the license to marry, 1 6 thirty dollars. For issuing an application for an order of 1 7 the district court authorizing theissuancevalidation of a 1 8 license to marry before the expiration of three days from the 1 9 date offiling the application forissuance of the license, 1 10 five dollars. The district court shall authorize theissuance1 11 early validation of a marriage license without the payment of 1 12 any fees imposed in this subsection upon showing that the 1 13 applicant is unable to pay the fees. 1 14 Sec. 3. Section 595.4, unnumbered paragraphs 2 and 3, Code 1 15 Supplement 1997, are amended to read as follows: 1 16After expiration of three days from the date of filing the1 17application by the partiesUpon receipt of a verified 1 18 application, the county registrarshallmay issue the license 1 19 which shall not become valid until the expiration of three 1 20 days after the date of issuance of the license. If the 1 21 license has not been issued within six months from the date of 1 22 the application, the application is void. 1 23 A license to marry may beissuedvalidated prior to the 1 24 expiration of three days from the date offiling the1 25application forissuance of the license in cases of emergency 1 26 or extraordinary circumstances. An order authorizing the 1 27issuancevalidation of a license may be granted by a judge of 1 28 the district court under conditions of emergency or 1 29 extraordinary circumstances upon application of the parties 1 30 filed with the county registrar. No order may be granted 1 31 unless the parties have filed an application for a marriage 1 32 license in a county within the judicial district. An 1 33 application for an order shall be made on forms furnished by 1 34 the county registrar at the same time the application for the 1 35 license to marry is made. After examining the application for 2 1 the marriage license and issuing the license, the county 2 2 registrar shall refer the parties to a judge of the district 2 3 court for action on the application for an order authorizing 2 4 theissuancevalidation of a marriage license prior to 2 5 expiration of three days from the date offiling the2 6application forissuance of the license. The judge shall, if 2 7 satisfied as to the existence of an emergency or extraordinary 2 8 circumstances, grant an order authorizing theissuance2 9 validation of a license to marry prior to the expiration of 2 10 three days from the date offiling the application for2 11 issuance of the license to marry. The county registrar shall 2 12issuevalidate a license to marry upon presentation by the 2 13 parties of the order authorizing a license to beissued2 14 validated. A fee of five dollars shall be paid to the county 2 15 registrar at the time the application for the order is made, 2 16 which fee is in addition to the fee prescribed by law for the 2 17 issuance of a marriage license. 2 18 EXPLANATION 2 19 This bill strikes the county registration fee of $4 for a 2 20 birth registration. Currently, births are registered with the 2 21 state at a fee of $10 even though the county recorder or 2 22 registrar collects the fee for deposit in the state general 2 23 fund. 2 24 The bill also permits the county recorder to issue a 2 25 marriage license upon receipt of a verified application, but 2 26 the license will not be valid until after the expiration of 2 27 three days from the date of issuance of the license. 2 28 LSB 3698HC 77 2 29 tj/jw/5
Text: HSB00552 Text: HSB00554 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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